During the Harding administration, the Teapot Dome scandal involved
A. the illegal sale of timber rights.
B. graft in federal construction contracts.
C. the secret sale of armaments to Nicaragua.
D. transfers of national oil reserves.
E. political blackmail.
Answer: D
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A) sought political alliances with women. B) was financially corrupt and cheated on his taxes. C) maintained aristocratic pretensions. D) had been declared unfit for military service. E) lacked intelligence and common sense.
Mongol armies did not overrun the Delhi Sultanate during the thirteenth century largely because of
a. defeat in the battle of Herat. b. a lack of interest in further conquest to the south. c. respect for the birthplace of Buddhism. d. internal politics and dissensions.
Statehood for Missouri was delayed by debate over __________
A) Indian claims to the land B) the disputed boundary with Mexico C) the future of slavery in the state D) disputed election results in the territory
By 1750, the richest men in British North America were
a. South Carolina rice planters. b. New England merchants. c. Virginia tobacco planters. d. New York landlords. e. the King's tax collectors.